- Andrew Tate, a controversial internet personality, is scheduled for a professional boxing match on Dec. 20.
- Tate is facing criminal allegations of rape and human trafficking in both Romania and the United Kingdom.
- The former kickboxer gained notoriety for his misogynistic views and ties to right-wing politics.
Andrew Tate, the controversial British-American internet personality facing allegations of rape and human trafficking in multiple countries, is about to get inside the boxing ring.
Tate is scheduled to make his professional boxing debut on Saturday, Dec. 20 when he faces former college football player Chase DeMoor for the Misfits heavyweight championship. The match will headline the London-based organization’s ‘Fight Before Christmas’ card in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Dubbed the ‘King of Toxic Masculinity’ by his critics, Tate’s crossover appearance is generating a significant amount of attention due to his popularity as a right-wing celebrity, ties to President Donald Trump’s administration, lavish lifestyle and dubious background. The 39-year-old former kickboxer has been accused of rape, assault and human trafficking in Romania and the United Kingdom, while accumulating a high profile within the ‘manosphere,’ a collection of influencers, podcasters and content creators who promote masculinity, misogyny and anti-feminist viewpoints.
Here’s what to know about Andrew Tate, as well as more details about his boxing match against Chase DeMoor on Dec. 20:
Why is Andrew Tate controversial?
Tate’s rise to fame began when he won several world titles over more than a decade as a professional kickboxer beginning in 2007. Tate then appeared on the British version of ‘Big Brother’ in 2016 and was notoriously kicked off the show after video surfaced of him attacking a woman with a belt. Tate claimed the footage was edited to make him look bad.
Tate, who has dual citizenship in Great Britain and the United States, subsequently became a vocal supporter of U.S. President Donald Trump and various right-wing groups on social media, as well as an influencer for men who purported to make millions of dollars selling his flashy, hyper-masculine brand and misogynistic ideals through a self-help online course and community called ‘Hustlers University.’
Tate’s extreme views on women have resulted in him being removed from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok at various times.
What are the criminal allegations against Andrew Tate?
Tate is reportedly the subject of criminal proceedings to varying degrees in Romania, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Tate is currently under criminal investigation in Romania, where he lived, after he and his brother were initially arrested there in 2022. He is facing charges of rape, human trafficking, forming a criminal group to sexually exploit women and having sex with a minor.
Romanian authorities allege Tate and two others used the ‘loverboy method’ to commit ‘physical violence and mental coercion’ against women when they tricked them into acts of sexual exploitation and pornography with fake promises of a relationship or marriage. Tate is accused of raping one of the victims. A Romanian court sent the case back to prosecutors in December 2024, citing flaws in the initial indictment.
Tate and his brother, Tristan, are also facing 21 criminal charges in the United Kingdom, including rape, human trafficking and assault. Andrew Tate is tied to 10 of those allegations and they involve three women, according to charges filed in May 2025. A Romanian appeals court judge ruled the Tate brothers be extradited to the United Kingdom, but not until after their Romanian criminal proceedings are complete.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said in September that the legal test to bring criminal charges had not been met in relation to the allegations made in the pending civil litigation. Tate has denied the charges and stated through his attorneys that all sexual activity was consensual.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier also announced last March that his office had opened a criminal inquiry into Tate and his brother. The pair were in Florida immediately after Romanian prosecutors lifted their travel ban, even though Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at the time the two weren’t welcome in the state.
Tate and his brother have repeatedly denied all criminal charges against them.
Andrew Tate ties to Trump administration
Tate has been a vocal supporter of Trump for nearly a decade and the young male demographic drawn to Tate’s rhetoric is credited with helping during Trump’s 2024 presidential election win. Tate tweeted on Feb. 12, 2025: ‘The Tates will be free, Trump is the president. The good old days are back. And they will be better than ever. Hold on.’
About two weeks later, when Tate and his brother were permitted to fly to Florida, those connections led to speculation the Trump administration pressured Romanian government officials into easing travel restrictions.
The Tates’ case in Romania was brought up by U.S. officials in a phone call with the Romanian government in February 2025, according to the Financial Times, and then followed up by Trump’s special envoy, Richard Grenell, when he met Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu at the Munich Security Conference. The Financial Times, citing a source, also reported a request was made to return the brothers’ passports and allow them to travel while they wait for court proceedings to conclude in Romania.
‘I did not perceive this statement as pressure, just a repeat of a known stance,’ Hurezeanu said.
Paul Ingrassia, an attorney who previously represented the Tate brothers, reportedly delivered a written request in which he chided authorities for taking the items. But Ingrassia’s attorney said in a statement to ProPublica he ‘never ordered that the Tate Brothers’ devices be returned to them, nor did he say – and nor would he have ever said – that such a directive came from the White House.’
Who’s Andrew Tate fighting?
Tate is set to make his professional boxing debut against Chase DeMoor, a 29-year-old former college football player and reality television star. He was a defensive lineman for Central Washington University of the Football Championship Subdivision who has compiled a 5-2-1 record since his professional boxing debut in 2022.
Andrew Tate vs. Chase DeMoor fight date, time
Tate and DeMoor are set to face one another in a professional boxing match with the Misfits heavyweight championship on the line on Saturday, Dec. 20 as part of Misfits Boxing’s ‘The Fight Before Christmas’ in Dubai. Event coverage is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. ET and will be streamed on Rumble Premium.
- Date: Saturday, Dec. 20
- Time: 1 p.m. ET
- Location: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
- TV: None
- Stream: Rumble Premium
